Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Welker
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 3, 1924No. 4008PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
Allen Curtis, Ellis P. Earle, and Howard Paschal instituted this suit against Scott E. Welker for contribution. A motion to dismiss the bill was sustained, and the plaintiffs appeal.
Appellants and the appellee, with four others, constituted the board of directors of a corporation having its principal place of business in New York City. The treasurer of the corporation misappropriated its funds, and the corporation brought action against the directors to recover the amount of the peculations. In the action the corporation charged that the loss sustained by it through the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Washington Gas Light Co. v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Union Stock Yards Co. v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Tri-bullion Smelting & Development Co. v. CorlissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
3Cited by6 opinions
- George's Radio, Inc. v. Capital Transit Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Knell v. FeltmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Ewald v. LaneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Cokas v. PerkinsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1966
- Diamond v. DiamondNew York Supreme Court · 1951
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